Stripped

Once proud and mighty,
Rich it was with greenery,
It brought along a pretty scenery,
But alas time took its toll,
And now I am old and feel the cold,
However knowledge I now hold,
That everything comes and goes,
So woe to my foes as it should be,
For though I am green no more,
Stripped off I was to the core,
I will still stand forevermore.

Written by Lucas Yap S.W.

Photographs by Lucas Yap S.W.

Nature's Work

Rock stump

While sitting in our underpowered suv that was climbing up Mt.Wellington's road, I was hypnotized by the beauty of nature's creation. I know it has been this way since the dawn of time, but to be able to identify it myself and process it almost naturally is a gift to one's soul indeed. The intricacy of a fallen tree stump over a piece of rock as a shaft of light illuminates a part of a tree stump behind the rock convinces me as if hours were spent into designing this perfect architectural model. I have my own reasons of why I found it so beautiful, but I shan't spoil the surprise for you. Interpret it with your own sense of beauty and absorb it how you will. I wished I had more time in Australia, but unfortunately it was just a short trip since we didn't have time due to my exams. Either way, I still enjoyed it a lot and congratulations again to my brother who graduated there and thanks to my dad as well who made the trip possible. I'll definitely be back again.

Bent

Branched out

The Path

Intertwined

I strive to perfect the connection between my brain and my heart, that instinctual reaction to identify and process the beauty I see in any situation.

Commonly satisfying

I finally got a new tripod after losing my own quite a while back and decided to get to know it better by using it to photograph the moon last night. Just a pretty simple common moon photo, nothing spectacular though I would say it's an improvement over my first moon shot. However, I still find it rather gratifying after cropping the photo to see the moon in such detail. The only time I remembered seeing the moon this close myself was with a telescope. When I was a kid I always thought that since the moon is so far, you would really need some expensive 'high tech' gadget to take such a close shot of the moon. To be able to do it myself with relative ease brings me great satisfaction to my childhood wonders. Sure, I can search up 'moon shots' with google and be spoilt for choice with tens of thousands of similar and even better photos to choose from but this is my moon shot and there's none like it from me.

Also, I'll be going to a short trip to Australia for six days to attend my brothers graduation and will be staying at Tasmania island for a night. It's one heck of a short trip, but hopefully the time will be fully spent productively with my camera and I will get at least a shot or two that gives me the 'That's it right there' feeling. See you soon!

Monkey Business

A commonly found monkey grooms itself while perched on a tree.

Photograph by Lucas Yap S.W.

Another world

While I was walking around Old Klang I came across a puddle of water by the side of the road. I could see the reflection of a building and the street light on it and decided to take some shots of it. The odd thing was that there was a man watching me take the photo. He curiously asked me what I was shooting and I told him I was trying to get a shot of the reflection in the puddle.(Though I haven't gotten any keepers of it yet) And with that he proceeded to go into his car when I got a single shot of the puddle and his feet. To be honest this was practically 30% prediction and 70% luck. Sometimes, a little luck is needed in photography, sometimes luck gives you a photo you may never be able to replicate again. I guess that's part of the beauty of photography. My only gripe would be the slight motion blur, but thanks to the motion blur by the feet as well, it only adds to the effect of the photo in my opinion.



One of the most vital aspect of every photographer is patience. It's not just confined to photography, but life itself.





Written by Lucas Yap S.W.

Photos by Lucas Yap S.W.

The Old Part of Town

I received an invitation from my uncle/mentor to go shoot some photos with him and his friends at Old Klang. Of course, I accepted it without any hesitation. The group consisted of Uncle Cheah, Uncle Kamarul, Uncle Meng, Uncle Joseph and me. The kind of images we were taking were mainly street photography and I had some trouble at first trying to get my vision of the place, as I'm not very experienced with street photography. I couldn't really see much at first for the first hour and a half but I eventually adapted to it though. It was definitely a good change though I wasn't fully satisfied with my 'creative eye' during the shoot. I felt like I had a problem connecting with the images that day. I was forcing myself to see an image and create it. Perhaps I wasn't sure what I was looking for. Or maybe I'm just lacking in experience. Either way, I think I managed to get some keepers though. Here are a few of them for the moment. I'll upload the others as a separate set later. Hope you enjoy looking into it.









Written by Lucas Yap S.W.

Photos by Lucas Yap S.W.

The lazy English bulldog!

At ease

Snore, fart and burp galore!
A dog beyond my utter comprehension,
Daisy's her name, indeed she is,
How unfitting it is though for a dog like this!
Make way all for the English bulldog,
For she ambles around with her signature snort,
Letting all know that she is coming forth!

Days and nights fused to a core,
She sleeps every day may it rain or shine,
Or the angry caretaker's whine,
Like a freight train knowing no end,
The roar of her snore keeps me up awake at all ends,
I honestly know not, how I sleep with the commotion she makes!

Make way all for the English bulldog,
For here comes Daisy rushing at all accords,
Knocking all in her way down callously,
For the only time she is graced with so much energy,
Is when the maid readies her food,
Nay, she shan't miss a single meal nor be late for it,
For she is Daisy, the English bulldog!

My bed is my throne

Daisy's nap

Written by Lucas Yap S.W.

Photos by Lucas Yap S.W.